etymological hybrid

noun

A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements.

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Meanings

nounetymological hybrid (plural etymological hybrids)

plural etymological hybrids

  1. A word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements.

    Synonyms: heteroradical, hybrid derivative, macaronic, hybrid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA word derived from etyma in two or more source languages; especially a word combining both Latin and Ancient Greek elements.

Similar
heteroradicalhybrid derivativemacaronichybrid
Also see
macaronic
Cite this entry
APA

etymological hybrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymological%20hybrid

MLA

“etymological hybrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymological%20hybrid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etymological hybrid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etymological%20hybrid.

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